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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 5
First page : (344) Last page : (347)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8014

Assessment of suitable Poultry Breeds for Backyard Farming System in Kanyakumari District

Kavitha Kumaresan* and Thirukumaran Kanthan
ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Thirupathisaram-629 901,
Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: kavithagobi@gmail.com
Received: 6.04.2020 | Revised: 29.05.2020 | Accepted: 8.06.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Assessment of  improved breeds viz., Gramapriya and TANUVAS Aseel in terms of  egg production and feasibility for  backyard rearing was conducted  as on farm testing (OFT) by ICAR-KVK Kanyakumari during 2018-2019 to assess its suitability and performance under the backyard farming system. The improved breeds viz., TANUVAS Aseel and Grama priya were assessed for their performance on egg production and body weight with local desi breeds. Among the above breeds, egg production of Gramapriya was higher with annual egg production (175 eggs) when compared to TANUVAS Aseel (143 eggs) and farmers local desi breeds (75 eggs). The Body weight at 20th week was also higher in Gramapriya (1.70 kg) followed by TANUVAS Aseel (1.58 kg) and farmers local desi breeds (1.35kg). The performance of Gramapriya breed was better than TANUVAS Aseel chicken in terms of annual egg production and body weight under backyard system of rearing. The B: C ratio was higher for Gramapriya (4.27) compared to 3.80 for TANUVAS Aseel and 3.34 for local desi breed. The comparative analysis infers that Gramapriya breed is a suitable breed that can be promoted in large scale in the backyard poultry farming in Kanyakumari district.

Keywords: TANUVAS Aseel, Grama priya, Egg production, Body weight, Backyard poultry. 

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Cite this article: Kumaresan, K., & Kanthan, T. (2020). Assessment of suitable Poultry Breeds for Backyard Farming System in Kanyakumari District, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(5), 344-347. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8014